4th Annual National Community College Peacebuilding Seminar Set for October 21-24, 2016

By: David J. Smith, February 5, 2016 The 4th Annual National Community College Peacebuilding Seminar will be held October 21-24, 2016 at Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA), Alexandria, Virginia. Registration information will be provided in March.  Check back to this site for more information. Since 2013, an seminar has been held for community college faculty andContinueContinue reading “4th Annual National Community College Peacebuilding Seminar Set for October 21-24, 2016”

Peace and War & Community Colleges

By: David J. Smith, February 1, 2016 This article appeared in the 2016 Winter edition of the CCID Newsletter.  By David J. Smith, JD, MS Educational Consultant and Peacebuilding Trainer; President, Forage Center for Peacebuilding and Humanitarian Education, Inc.   The effects of torture, the Islamic State, nonviolent responses to Ferguson, the international refugee crisis, how U.S. foreign assistanceContinueContinue reading “Peace and War & Community Colleges”

Peace and Collaborative Development Network (PCDN) 3.0 About to Launch!

By: David J. Smith, January 15, 2016 I recently received this from the PCDN and its founder Dr. Craig Zelizer. Over the past eight years, PCDN has grown be one of the leading social change networks in the world, connecting, informing and inspiring over 36,000 members from over 180 countries around the globe. Thank you for yourContinueContinue reading “Peace and Collaborative Development Network (PCDN) 3.0 About to Launch!”